🏖️ Amager Beach
A sandy beach that is very easy and quick to get to by metro. Perfect alternative if you don't enjoy jumping off the quay in Christianshavn.
beach swimming park summer
Amager Strand Promenaden 1, 2300 Copenhagen
Favourite places
Cafés, restaurants, museums, parks, and unique spots that capture the essence of Copenhagen.
🏛️ ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art
A museum for modern and contemporary art in a beatufil location by the coast outside Copenhagen.
museum modern art contemporary art day trip
Skovvej 100, 2635 Ishøj, Denmark
📍 Blågårdsgade
A street in Nørrebro which has been mostly closed off from cars with several lovely restaurants and shops like Super Bookstore.
street pedestrian car-free restaurants
Blågårdsgade, 2200 Copenhagen
🌳 Botanisk Have
Beautiful garden perfect for a picnic or a nice walk in the central city. Free entry to the garden, though be mindful that dogs are not allowed.
botanical garden park picnic walk
Botanisk Have
📍 Christianshavn
A personal favorite neighborhood. Walk along the canal or take a walk along the water in Christiania with swimming near Broens Street Food.
neighborhood canals christiania swimming
Christianshavn
🛍️ Designer Zoo
Perfect for souvenirs or home goods, jewelry, and ceramics from many different local designers. Two floors of creativity.
design local designers souvenirs home goods
Vesterbrogade 137
🍽️ Diamond Slice
Truly one of the best pizza places in Copenhagen. Buy pizzas by the slice - trust me, one slice will get you quite far.
pizza restaurant by the slice best pizza
Blågårdsgade 27
📍 Enghave Plads
This is a square in Vesterbro where you can find a variety of food and drink places. Just a nice relaxed vibe, especially on summer evenings.
square food drinks relaxed
Enghave Plads
📍 Jægersborggade
A street in Nørrebro with possibly an even better selection of stores and restaurants. Brunch at sixteen-twelve and ice cream at Istid.
street shopping restaurants brunch
Jægersborggade
🏛️ Kunsthalle Charlottenborg
If you are visiting Nyhavn why not visit this exhibition space next to it? Usually features two different exhibitions.
museum art exhibitions nyhavn
Nyhavn 2
☕ Les Amis
A tiny cafe with a cozy and local feel. Breakfast, lunch, coffee, or a treat.
cafe breakfast lunch coffee
Sankt Annæs Gade 3A
☕ Lille Musling
A fairly recent addition to the neighborhood with breakfast, sandwiches, coffee, and evening drinks.
cafe breakfast sandwiches coffee
Hørsholmsgade 32
🏛️ Louisiana
Feels like an obvious recommendation but Louisiana is truly worth the trip. Take your time and enjoy both the exhibitions and the sculpture-park.
museum art sculpture park exhibitions
Gl Strandvej 13
🍽️ Packhouse
Perfect place for a nice brunch when the weather is nice enough to sit outside with tables along the canals in Christianshavn.
brunch restaurant canal-side outdoor dining
Overgaden Neden Vandet 19A
🅿️ Parkering ved Haveforeningen Sønderbro
This, my friends, is something ultra-rare: A free long-term parking spot in Copenhagen. Perfect for extended stays in the city.
parking free
Parkering ved Haveforeningen Sønderbro, 2300 Copenhagen
🏛️ SMK - National Gallery of Denmark
The national art museum with a fantastic collection of European art from the 1300's onward and modern Danish artists. The café is great too.
museum national gallery european art danish art
Sølvgade 48-50
🛍️ Super Bookstore
My favorite bookstore. Tiny but a great selection of both fiction and nonfiction.
bookstore books fiction nonfiction
Blågårdsgade 31c
🏪 Torvehallerne
A food market where you can find restaurants, cafés and ingredients. Usually very busy though but perfect for a group where everyone has different taste in food.
food market restaurants cafes ingredients
Torvehallerne
📍 Værnedamsvej
A street on the cusp of Frederiksberg and Vesterbro. Known to have a 'french' vibe. Lively even though the street itself is quite short.
street french vibe lively short
Værnedamsvej